Archive for November, 2009

On November 25th, The Chippewa Herald covered lawn mower races coming to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls in 2010.  Read the entire article here:

For all those who daydream about racing while driving their riding lawn mower in their backyard, your dream is about to come true.

Lawn mower races sanctioned by the Wisconsin Lawn Mower Racing Association will be coming to the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls in 2010.

“We were looking for more of a motor sports activity on Sunday, so that’s what we brought in,” fair manager Rusty Volk said this week.

Besides the United States, lawn mower races are held in Great Britain and Australia.

The local races will be held Sunday, July 11, as part of the grandstand entertainment for the fair, which runs July 7-11.

A flat track will be created, and the lawn mower association will be bringing in equipment to make sure the races are safe, Volk said.

Berms will be installed as another safety measure.

An open class will be held for local residents who want to try out their riding lawn mowers in a race.

KOLD CBS in Arizona covered the Arizona Lawn Mower Racing Association. Check out all three segments in the right hand “Featured Videos” area. From the story:

The race starts and they circle a dirt track, going 50 – 60 miles per hour, and the air becomes cloudy with dust. Now your eyes hurt and your ears ring, but you can’t stop laughing, because the sight of grown men on their John Deere lawn mowers, hurtling themselves at top speed is something you’ve never seen before.

Twelve Mile, Indiana claims to have invented the sport of lawn mower racing, but believe it or not, there are lawnmower racing tracks all over the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Even the desert of Arizona can be included when naming places the sport is gaining popularity.

Catch the rest here!

Check out this great story by Don Polec of ABC 6 Action News in Philadelphia! The piece features Dean Schopf Jr. and Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Racing Association President Tom Lavalette.